Methuen’s mayoral recount will be held next Tuesday, with candidate Al Dinuccio submitting sufficient signatures to have a hand recount done in all 12 precincts. The Tribune ran a story today, with Mr. Dinuccio’s lawyer Robert Leeblanc making allegation of voter fraud in Precinct 2. Of course no affidavits or evidence to back up such a claim were filed with the accusation, only a promise to get back to the Board of Registrars later.

The hand count will cost between $7000 and $8000, an expense borne by the taxpayers.